Clinton LumberKings

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Clinton LumberKings
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Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassCollegiate summer (2021–present)
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LeagueProspect League (2021–present)
ConferenceWestern Conference
DivisionNorthwest Division
Previous leagues
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Major league affiliations
TeamUnaffiliated (2021–present)
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Minor league titles
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  • 1963
  • 1991
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  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 2010
  • 2016
  • 2019
  • 2021
  • 2025
Team data
NameClinton LumberKings (1994–present)
Previous names
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  • Clinton Giants (1980–1993)
  • Clinton Dodgers (1977–1979)
  • Clinton Pilots (1966–1976)
  • Clinton C-Sox (1960–1965)
  • Clinton White Sox (1959)
  • Clinton Pirates (1954–1958)
MascotLouie the Lumberking
BallparkNelsonCorp Field (1954–present)
Community owned[2]
General managerNate Vander Bleek[3]
ManagerTrevor Burkhart

The Clinton LumberKings are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League. They are located in Clinton, Iowa, and play their home games at NelsonCorp Field. From 1956 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's Midwest League. With Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minor leagues after the 2020 season, Clinton was not selected to continue in affiliated baseball.

The LumberKings play in the Prospect League's Western Conference – Northwest Division along with the Burlington Bees, Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, Normal CornBelters, and Quincy Doggy Paddlers.[4]

Clinton baseball history

After beginning play in 1895, Clinton had sporadic teams in various leagues over the next few decades, as the Great Depression, World War I and World War II affected many baseball franchises. Clinton's teams have had several different major league affiliations: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–38), New York Giants (1939–41), Chicago Cubs (1947–49), Pirates (1954–58 and 1966–68), White Sox (1959–65), Pilots/Brewers (1969–70), Tigers (1971–75), Tigers/White Sox co-op (1976), Dodgers (1977–79), Giants (1980–94), Padres (1995–98), Reds (1999–2000), Expos (2001–02), and Rangers (2003–08), and Mariners (2009–18). In September 2018, they entered into a two-year player development contract with the Miami Marlins.[5]

Aside from its time as the C-Sox (1960–65) and the Pilots (1966–76), the team used the parent major league team's nickname before adopting the LumberKings name for the 1994 season.

The 2010 LumberKings season was the subject of the 2013 book "Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere" by Lucas Mann.[6][7]

In 2016, led by first year manager Mitch Canham, the LumberKings won 86 games to set the mark for most in a regular season by any team in Clinton franchise history. The squad went on to sweep the Peoria Chiefs in the first round of the playoffs before defeating the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a thrilling three-game series. Game three of the Western Division final ended with a Ricky Eusebio walk off hit to win 1–0 in extra innings. The LumberKings would fall, however, in the Midwest League Championship in four games to the Great Lakes Loons.

In addition to playing host to the franchise record setting LumberKings (86-54), the LumberKings transformed their ballpark overnight following game two of the Midwest League Championship to become a football field. The LumberKings played host to Camanche High School Football in the inaugural "LumberBowl." Camanche hosted Williamsburg High School in the game on September 16, 2016. The Raiders of Williamsburg defeated the Indians 55–7.

Following the 2020 season, the LumberKings were cut from the Midwest League and affiliated baseball as part of Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minor leagues.[8] They later joined the Prospect League, a collegiate summer baseball league, for 2021.[9]

NelsonCorp Field

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Ashford Field. Formerly Alliant Energy Field and Riverview Stadium

The home park for the LumberKings is NelsonCorp Field in Clinton, Iowa. The stadium was built in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project[10] and named Riverview Stadium, due to its location on the banks of the Mississippi River. It was renamed Alliant Energy Field in 2002 and renovated in 2005–2006 to a capacity of 4,000. It was renamed to Ashford University Field in 2011 and NelsonCorp Field in 2019. The Dimensions are: LF – 330, CF – 401, RF – 325.[11][12][13][14]

No-hitters

Clinton has tossed 25 no-hitters. The list includes the following no-hitters:[15]

Date Pitcher(s) Opponent Score
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Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Quincy 3–0 (7 innings)
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Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Quincy 2–0 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Quad City 3–0 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Quincy 2–0 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Waterloo 2–1 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Quad Cities 2–0 (6 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Waterloo 0–1 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Wausau 1–0 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Wisconsin Rapids 7–1 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Wausau 2–0 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Burlington 4–1 (7 innings)
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Danville 9–0
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Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort"., Chris Fye Burlington 11–0[16]
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Peoria 5–3
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Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Lansing 7–0 (Perfect Game)
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Template:Dts Script error: No such module "Sort". Lansing 1–0 [18]
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Playoffs

Clinton LumberKings of the Midwest League
Season Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1987 – L, 2–1, Springfield –
1991 – W, 2–0, Burlington W, 3–0, Madison
1993 – W, 2–0, Springfield L, 3–1, South Bend
1998 W, 2–1, Quad Cities L, 2–0, West Michigan –
1999 L, 2–1, Burlington – –
2000 L, 2–1, Beloit – –
2003 W, 2–1, Kane County L, 2–1, Beloit –
2004 W, 2–0, Cedar Rapids L, 2–0, Kane County –
2005 W, 2–0, Quad Cities L, 2–0, Wisconsin –
2007 W, 2–1, Cedar Rapids L, 2–0, Beloit –
2008 L, 2–0, Cedar Rapids – –
2010 W, 2–1, Cedar Rapids W, 2–1, Kane County L, 3–2, Lake County
2011 L, 2–0, Quad Cities – –
2012 W, 2–1, Beloit L, 2–0, Wisconsin –
2013 L, 2–0, Beloit – –
2016 W, 2–0, Peoria W, 2–1, Cedar Rapids L, 3–1, Great Lakes
2019 W, 2–0, Kane County W, 2–1, Cedar Rapids L, 3–0, South Bend
Clinton LumberKings of the Prospect League
Season Division Championship Conference Championship Prospect League Championship Series
2021 W, 4–3, Normal L, 3–7, Cape –
2023 L, 5–6, Quincy – –
2024 L, 3–0, Illinois Valley – –
2025 W, 3–2, Burlington L, 1–3, Cape –

Roster

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Pitchers

  • 24 Dylan Bergman
  • 58 Brayden Billingsley
  •  3 Kasey Clark
  • 17 Hunter Cook
  • 15 Conner Diiulio
  • 18 Chase Dykstra
  • 44 Nick Hartje
  • 39 Cooper Hathaway
  •  9 Jai Jensen
  • 22 Luke Kehrli
  • 36 Kirill Landry
  • 27 Keegan Luxem
  •  8 Gavin McCullough
  • 33 Drake Obermueller
  • 10 Chase Reeder
  •  2 Will Schufreider
  • 45 Jayson Sevier
  • 31 Cody Shaffer
  • 34 Miller Tavaglione
  • 16 Jaqson Tejeda
  • 25 Andrew Theiss
  • 59 Jackson Wohlers


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Catchers

  • 12 Kaden Frommelt
  • 41 Grant Ingram
  • 55 Chase McEwan
  • 13 Noah Thein

Infielders

  • 40 Gavin Awbrey
  • 32 Jayden Bazile
  • 26 Karson Grout
  •  1 Cole Lanclos
  • 14 Esteban Marin
  • 93 Luke McLeod
  • 35 Jackson Mishler
  • 20 Danny Sanchez
  • 28 Carter Schueler
  •  4 Brody Shinkle
  • 37 Damien Snell
  • 29 Isaac Sobieszczyk
  •  7 Parker Studtmann

Outfielders

  • 23 Archer Ogbourne
  •  5 Will Specht
  • 19 Ben Toft
  •  6 Trevor Vande Hey
  • 21 Jaylen Ziegler

Manager

  • -- Trevor Burkhart

Coaches

  • -- Jalen Martinez (assistant)
  • -- Tyler Monkman (assistant)
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  • Injury icon Disabled list
  • ‡ Inactive list
  • >§ Suspended list
  •  updated May 23, 2026

Notable alumni

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Ian Kinsler
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Orel Hershiser

References

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  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2026 Prospect League Standings – Prospect League Baseball". www.prospectleague.com. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clinton, Miami Announce New Player Development Contract". Ballpark Digest. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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